![]() Adult female body length about 1/4-5/16″ (7-8 mm) with front legs about 1 3/4-1 15/16″ (45-50 mm) long, male body length about 1/4″ (6 mm) with 8 eyes in 2 lateral groups of 3 each and 2 smaller eyes in between abdomen elongate, cylindrical, about 3 times longer than wide found worldwide. Long-bodied cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin).Harvestmen/Daddylonglegs (order Opiliones, family Phalangiidae) with cephalothorax and abdomen broadly connected giving appearance of singular oval body, 1 pair ocelli, and tarsi with 1 claw each.Chelicerae (fangs) fused at base, cheliceral claw short and opposed (closes to/opposite) by a short toothlike projection of basal segment. Usually with 8 eyes, some species with 6, usually with 2 widely spaced groups of 3 closely-spaced eyes each and 2 eyes in between. ![]() ![]() Color usually pale yellowish to light brown or gray. About 20 species are found in the United States and Canada.Īdult body length ranges from about 1/16-5/16″ (2-8 mm) cephalothorax and abdomen connected by tiny waist (pedicel) but appearing as small body with very long, thin legs. Cellar spiders are nuisance pests, probably more because of their webs than the spider itself. The common name cellar comes from these spiders being frequently found in dark and damp places such as cellars, basements, and crawl spaces, and that of daddylonglegs from their very long, thin legs which give them an appearance somewhat similar to harvestmen/daddylonglegs (order Opiliones, family Phalangiidae see similar groups below).
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